Space Vision 2040 (Pakistan)

Prior to the Space Programme 2040, SUPARCO had successfully launched the Badr-II satellite in 2001. Badr-II was Pakistan's first low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Russia's Roscosmos. A key component of the Space Programme 2040 was the development and launch of six remote sensing satellites. SUPARCO aimed to launch its first remote sensing satellite, the PRSS-O1, in 2018. • PRSC-O1 • PRSC-S1 • PRSC-O2 • PRSC-S2 • PRSC-O3 • PRSC-S3 The satellites that have launched: • PRSC-S1 == Communications satellites ==

The Paksat-IR satellite marked a historic milestone in Pakistan's space program. Launched on August 11, 2011, at 9:17 PM (PKT), it was the first geostationary (GEO) satellite to be deployed as part of the Space Programme 2040. The satellite was carried into orbit by a Long March 3E rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's Sichuan province. The GEO satellites that are under development or proposed are listed below: • Paksat-MM1R • Paksat-MM2 • Paksat-II The satellites that have launched: • Paksat-MM1R == Electro-Optical Observation satellites ==

The following Satellites have been launched: • PAUSAT-1 satellite • PRSC-EO1 satellite ==References==